Michael Rossi
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Michael Rossi, is a fictional book character from Peyton Place
by Grace Metalious. Set in a small New England
town whose peaceful facade hides love and passion, scandal and hypocrisy. Michael Rossi, a teacher and high school principal who had replaced Abner Firth, the preceding teacher and principal who had died of a heart attack, becomes the love interest of Constance MacKenzie
, a woman with a hidden past, is now aroused by the temptations of the new high school principal. The character of Rossi was originally called Tomas Makris, bearing the name and description of a Laconia resident and co-worker of Metalious's school teacher husband. However, Makris sued for libel, winning an out-of-court settlement for $60,000. Makris was renamed Michael Rossi in later printings, and in the film and TV series which derived from the novel. In editions published in the United Kingdom he was called Michael Kyros in 'Peyton Place' although in 'Return to Peyton Place' he was named Michael Rossi.
In the 1957 movie Peyton Place
, Michael Rossi is played by Lee Philips.
In the tv series Peyton Place
, which ran from 1964-1969, the character of Dr. Rossi was played by Ed Nelson
. Rossi's profession was changed from High School Principal to Doctor. The former Doctor, Matthew Swain, became the editor of the Peyton Place Clarion; the newspaper.
Peyton Place (novel)
Peyton Place is a 1956 novel by Grace Metalious. It sold 60,000 copies within the first ten days of its release and remained on the New York Times best seller list for 59 weeks. It was adapted as both a 1957 film and a 1964–69 television series....
by Grace Metalious. Set in a small New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
town whose peaceful facade hides love and passion, scandal and hypocrisy. Michael Rossi, a teacher and high school principal who had replaced Abner Firth, the preceding teacher and principal who had died of a heart attack, becomes the love interest of Constance MacKenzie
Constance MacKenzie
Constance MacKenzie is a fictional character in the 1956 novel Peyton Place by Grace Metalious. In the subsequent film adaptation, she was played by Lana Turner; in the sequel Return to Peyton Place, by Eleanor Parker; in the primetime television series, by Dorothy Malone ; and in daytime soap...
, a woman with a hidden past, is now aroused by the temptations of the new high school principal. The character of Rossi was originally called Tomas Makris, bearing the name and description of a Laconia resident and co-worker of Metalious's school teacher husband. However, Makris sued for libel, winning an out-of-court settlement for $60,000. Makris was renamed Michael Rossi in later printings, and in the film and TV series which derived from the novel. In editions published in the United Kingdom he was called Michael Kyros in 'Peyton Place' although in 'Return to Peyton Place' he was named Michael Rossi.
In the 1957 movie Peyton Place
Peyton Place (film)
Peyton Place is a 1957 American drama film directed by Mark Robson. The screenplay by John Michael Hayes is based on the bestselling 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious.-Plot:...
, Michael Rossi is played by Lee Philips.
In the tv series Peyton Place
Peyton Place (TV series)
Peyton Place is an American prime-time soap opera which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15, 1964 to June 2, 1969.Based upon the 1956 novel of the same name by Grace Metalious, the series was preceded by a 1957 film adaptation. A total of 514 episodes were broadcast, in...
, which ran from 1964-1969, the character of Dr. Rossi was played by Ed Nelson
Ed Nelson
Edwin Stafford Nelson is an American actor.Nelson has appeared in numerous television shows, more than fifty motion pictures, and hundreds of stage productions. Until 2005, he was teaching acting and screenwriting in his native New Orleans at two local universities there...
. Rossi's profession was changed from High School Principal to Doctor. The former Doctor, Matthew Swain, became the editor of the Peyton Place Clarion; the newspaper.